The Man From Snowy River (1982)

Starring: Tom Burlinson, Kirk Douglas, Sigrid Thornton & Jack Thompson
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Kirk Douglas plays two roles as twin brothers who haven't spoken for years, one of whom was Jim's father's best friend and the other of whom is the father of the girl he wants to marry. A 20 year old feud re-erupts, catching Jim and Jessica in the middle of it as Jim is accused of letting a prize stallion loose. He rides off with the crack riders to bring it back, back into the mountains where he was raised. Jim goes out with them because of the regard in which his father was held, and comes back having earned his own respect.

Purchase it here: The Man From Snowy River (REGION 1) (NTSC)(multi-regional dvd player required)

The Man From Snowy River II ~ aka Return To Snowy River (1988)

Starring: Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton & Brian Dennehy
Young Jim Craig returns to the Australian high country, after being away herding the horses he caught and sold, in order to provide a stake for his future. He finds things quite different than when he left: his girlfriend, Jessica Harrison, is being pursued by a rich suitor, Jessica's father wants him out of her life, and the residents of the high country are being driven out by the wealthier low country ranchers. Jim definitely has his work cut out for him.

Purchase it here: Return to Snowy River (REGION 1) (NTSC) (multi-regional dvd player required)

Phar Lap (1983)

Starring: Tom Burlinson, Martin Vaughn & Ron Leibman
Phar Lap, the legendary Australian racing horse, is as well-known today for his mysterious death as for his fabulous accomplishments in life. Beginning at the end, the film flashes back to the day that Phar Lap, despite his lack of pedigree, is purchased on impulse by trainer Harry Telford. Phar Lap loses his first races, but Telford's faith in the animal is unshakable. Suddenly the horse becomes a winner, thanks to the love and diligence of stableboy Tommy Woodcock. American-promoter Dave Davis arranges for Phar Lap to be entered in several top races, where his "long shot" status results in heavy losses for the professional gamblers. Just after winning an important race in Mexico, Phar Lap collapses and dies; though the film never comes out and says as much, it is assumed that the horse was "murdered" by the gambling interests.

Purchase it here: www.hmv.com.au (multi-regional dvd player required)

Champions (1984)

Starring: John Hurt, Jan Francis & Edward Woodward
The true story of Bob Champion (John Hurt), a British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeple chase on the horse Aldaniti.

Purchase it here: The Champions

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson, Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper & Sam Neil
It is a cold winter day. Grace and her best friend Judith go for a ride with their horses, but a terrible accident changes her life forever. A truck hits them, Judith and her horse are killed, while Grace and her horse Pilgrim are seriously injured, both physically and mentally. In an attempt to bring Pilgrim back from his now savage condition, Grace's mother Annie takes them to Montana in search for Tom Booker. Tom is a "horse whisperer", a cowboy with the ability to "communicate" with horses. In the land of the Wild West Annie will change the way she sees life forever, as the wise cowboy slowly heals the souls of Pilgrim and Grace.

Purchase it here: The Horse Whisperer [1998]

Black Beauty (1994)

Starring: Sean Bean, Alun Armstrong & Alan Cumming
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

Purchase it here: Black Beauty [1994]

Running Free (1999)

Starring: Starring Chase Moore
In 1914, a German supply ship is en route to Africa with a cargo of work horses when one of the mares gives birth to a foal. The colt is soon separated from his mother when the ship docks in a mining community, and he has a hard time getting along, but an orphaned boy who works at a stable takes a liking to the little horse and looks after him. When war breaks out, the stable is abandoned and the pony escapes into a nearby desert, where an Oryx antelope and a native girl become his companions and teach him how to survive on his own.

Purchase it here: Running Free [1999]

The Silver Stallion ~ aka "The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies" (1993)

Starring: Caroline Goodall & Russell Crowe
Australian adaptation of Elyne Mitchell's "The Silver Brumby"

Purchase it here: The Silver Stallion (REGION 1) (NTSC) (multi-regional dvd player required)

Sea Biscuit (2003)

Starring: Tobey McGuire, Jeff Bridges & Chris Cooper
A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping him earn Horse of the Year honors in 1938. Based on a true story.

Purchase it here: Seabiscuit [2003]

Hidalgo (2004)

Starring: Viggo Mortensen & Omar Sharif
The greatest long distance rider ever, Frank T Hopkins and his beloved mustang Hidalgo, are invited to enter the Ocean of Fire, a death-defying 3,000 mile race across the Arabian Desert. Pitted against the finest Arabian horses and villainous competitors vowing victory at all costs, this race for extraordinary riches becomes a race for their very lives

Purchase it here: Hidalgo [2004]

Dreamer (2005)

Starring: Kurt Russell, Krist Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue & Dakota Fanning
Ben Crane was once a great horseman whose gifts as a trainer are now being wasted on making other men's fortunes. Sonador 'called Sonya' was a great horse whose promising future on the racetrack is suddenly cut short by a career-ending broken leg. Considered good as dead to her owner, who also happens to be Ben's boss, Sonya is given to Ben as severance pay, along with his walking papers. Now it will take the unwavering faith and determination of Ben's young daughter, Cale, to bring these two damaged souls together in a quest for a seemingly impossible goal: to win the Breeders' Cup Classic. However, the true miracle might be that, in helping this injured horse, what they are actually healing is their own family.

Purchase it here: Dreamer [2005]

Not yet purchased

The Black Stallion, National Velvet, International Velvet, The Red Pony, The Silver Brumby and probably several others I've forgotten!